Kyagulanyi Takes ‘Protest Vote’ Message to Tooro

The National Unity Platform- NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has rallied the people of Tooro to participate in next year’s general elections and vote out President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM party. 

While addressing his supporters and party leaders in Fort Portal Tourism City at Kagote SDA Hall, on Thursday, Kyagulanyi also alleged that the NRM government is promoting hate as a tool for divide a and rule leadership approach.

Kyagulanyi said the current generation must work so much to eliminate hate noting that it will be the only way they will be different from the people they are contesting against. 

“The most important thing is national Unity, we are living in a very divided country, and this works best for Museveni because he loves divide and rule.” He noted. 

The NUP President called on party leaders to senstise people to appreciate the party’s agenda towards delivering a better Uganda, asking the population to get much interested in national matters. 

Kyagulanyi noted that the party has been portrayed as violent, and it’s upon the leaders to defend the party, asking them to correct those who could go astray. 

“Be confident, don’t look at Kyagulanyi and think he is different, no, you are as good as him or even better, believe in yourself, build that confidence, offer leadership, if you don’t define yourself, someone else will define you, let people know what we are about…” Kyagulanyi added. Kyagulanyi said he is convinced that his party will win the next general election.

“Am convinced, and we are convinced 100% that we are going to win, we now have support everywhere, the bible talks about miracles but in this generation we must know that miracles are prepared for, if you don’t prepare, you don’t get what you want.” Kyagulanyi said. 

On the party’s campaign for protest vote, he said the current mistreatment of Ugandans, notably of the opposition, must be answered by a defiant vote asking leaders to encourage people not to give up on the elections.  He asked leaders to mobilise the masses to go for leadership.

“Mobilise the people, that election morning let people get on line and they win through their vote, tell them not to give up on the election, let us prepare to go to that election massively…” Kyagulanyi noted.Kyagulanyi also decried the deteriorating state of healthcare services, mismanagement of public funds and blamed corrupt leadership for the suffering of ordinary Ugandans.

He also decried the poor condition of the Fort Portal–Kampala road, describing it as a major barrier to economic development in the region. “This road is a lifeline for trade and travel to the tourism region, yet it is in a deplorable state. The government must act,” he said.

NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya urged Ugandans to play an active role in demanding transparency and accountability from their leaders.

He called on citizens to reject politicians linked to corruption scandals and instead support leaders committed to ethical governance.